CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews the weekend’s TV: Give us more fab femme fatale and I’ll be gripped by a Singapore saga By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 01:56 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 01:58 BST, 14 September 2020 The Singapore Grip Rating: Extinction: The Facts Rating: Adapted for the small screen by an … Read more
‘I think there’s room for another major relationship in his life’: Normal People’s Paul Mescal reveals what he thinks will happen to Connell after series cliffhanger By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 23:16 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 23:23 BST, 19 August 2020 Paul Mescal has revealed what he thinks will happen to Connell … Read more
Is it just me? Or has lockdown turned us into a nation of liars? asks CLAUDIA CONNELL Claudia Connell claims the UK’s liars are being revealed as lockdown eases She said those who brand others ‘covidiots’ were the ones breaking restrictions Explained many have been posting about reuniting with family on social media By Claudia … Read more
CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews last night’s TV: How do we put an end to racism? Just leave it to our schoolkids By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 01:58 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 01:58 BST, 26 June 2020 The School That Tried to End Racism Rating: Britain’s Best Parent Rating: Filming for The School … Read more
George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Rating: Scandalous! The Tabloid that Changed America Rating: The enduring appeal of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (C4) is that he talks about buildings in a no-nonsense, blokey way. So when, last night, the architect mentioned that a project wouldn’t just transform a space but ‘lives as well’, alarm bells sounded. Uh … Read more
The Luminaries Rating: Lost Pyramids Of The Aztecs Rating: Flashback, as a method of bridging time and filling the viewer in on a narrative, can be a highly effective method in film. If overused though, it can be frustrating, confusing and downright annoying. In new BBC drama The Luminaries, the time-jump trick was constantly employed … Read more
Remarkable Places To Eat Rating: Tutankhamun In Colour Rating: Going out to enjoy a meal, remember that? And how about sitting in close proximity to your dining partner and not having to wipe the cutlery down with antibacterial wipes before tucking in? Those were the images of life before Covid-19 that the BBC taunted us … Read more
The Station: Trouble On The Tracks Rating: Breeders Rating: How many times have you sat on a late running train or stared at a board full of cancellations at a station and thought: ‘This would make a really great documentary series’? Even as someone who suffers at the hands of Southern Rail, I wouldn’t find … Read more
Location, Location, Location Rating: Child Of Our Time: Turning 20 Rating: There was a time when Location, Location, Location (Channel 4) seemed to feature an endless stream of young professionals with names like Monty and India who wanted to live in the country. Oh, and she would need a studio in which to indulge her … Read more
What makes a chap irresistible: money or pineapple aftershave? CLAUDIA CONNELL reviews last night’s TV By Claudia Connell for the Daily Mail Published: 23:53 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 23:53 GMT, 10 March 2020 Five Guys A Week Rating: Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana To Haiti Rating: Television execs can’t seem to get enough … Read more